Jiang Jinyi was originally sitting in the study, but after a while he was taken out by the guards of the palace.
When Jiang Xiancao asked about the Jiang family's ancestral origin, he cooperated very well and said:
"The Jiang family's ancestral home is in Qingcheng County, Yaozhou Prefecture. The old house passed down from our ancestors is also there, as well as a farmland of nearly 100 hectares outside the county town. That's all the Jiang family's property. It was at the ancestral house when I met that woman when I was a child.
But later on, a fire broke out in the ancestral home, burning down more than half of the houses and pavilions. Now, except for a few old servants and housewives who still live in the ancestral home to guard the house, the rest of the relatives and servants should have moved out.
If that woman still——"
He originally wanted to say that she was still alive, but seeing Jiang Xiancao's expression, he quickly changed his words and said, "She should have moved to the village. There is more space there and it is better for hiding people."
After hearing this, Jiang Xiancao handed Jiang Jinyi a pen and paper and said concisely:
"Write down all your impressions of that woman and the Jiang family's ancestral home, without missing a single detail."
Jiang Jinyi agreed respectfully, picked up his pen and began to think hard.
Jiang Xiancao glanced at him and sneered.
The reason he works so hard is simply to get more benefits from her, which the Jiang family is unwilling to give him.
Jiang Jinyi really thought so.
He was originally a member of the Jiang family, and he was determined to share the family's success and failure, so he protected the family's reputation more than anyone else.
But when he discovered that the family's glory and benefits did not fall on him, but were all taken away by the eldest son and those legitimate children, he felt that everything he had done before was not worth it.
Now he could sell out Marquis Wen Ning's secrets in exchange for his own future without hesitation, without any guilt in his heart.
Anyway, these were all done by his grandmother and great uncle. If they were really uncovered, they wouldn't be as serious as his grandmother said.
He didn't believe anything about the Jiang family being finished if her affairs were known to others, and just thought it was just Madam Qin exaggerating.
Even if that woman had some background, she was just a concubine kept in a golden house. Could the entire Wen Ning Marquis Mansion be ransacked and the family be exterminated because of her?
According to his guess, the woman was most likely a married woman who was abducted, and her husband's family might be quite powerful, which was why his grandmother, who only saw the eldest son, was so wary of her.
Even if the Ninth Prince really revealed this matter, at most it would be that his uncle had forced a woman he shouldn't have had, and forced the daughter born to a concubine to be his legitimate daughter. His private morality was corrupt and he violated the law, so the Emperor suspended him from office and made him unemployed at home.
If his autocratic and overbearing uncle were to suffer because of this, perhaps their second branch would still have a chance to make a comeback.
Even though he is just a bastard's son, Jiang Jinan, the legitimate son, is obsessed with medicine and doesn't like studying. He is not cut out to be an official in his life. When the time comes, his father will only have him, the only son who has entered the officialdom, to support and cultivate. How can he not rely on him?
By then, he would have the help of the Ninth Prince externally and the respect of his family internally. Wouldn't he have to worry about not being able to rise to prominence in the future?
Thinking of this, Jiang Jinyi felt that helping the Ninth Prince to investigate the identity of the concubine would be beneficial to him in every way.
At this moment, he never imagined that his decision would actually ruin the entire Jiang family in the near future.
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Jiang Xiancao was unable to leave Beijing in person, so she asked Tinglan to go to Qingcheng for her.
"Be sure to bring that woman back."
After a moment of silence, she lowered her eyes and her tone became extremely firm, "I want to see her alive or dead. If her body is gone, then bring back her killer."
Ting Lan clasped his fists and said, "I will definitely fulfill your orders, Your Majesty."
Jiang Xiancao stood there looking at Tinglan's receding back, feeling mixed emotions.
She hoped her mother was still alive and had a chance to see the light of day again.
But she will not indulge in unrealistic fantasies.
If the Jiang family had really killed her mother, she would definitely not let her mother die in vain.
They would give anything for the death of this woman they never cared about!
Chaoyue came over at this time:
"Your Majesty, the Emperor urgently summons you to the palace immediately."
"Is it so urgent?" Jiang Xiancao frowned slightly.
Chao Yue had always been a steady person, but now her dignified face revealed anxiety and uneasiness. "I heard from the palace that the Empress Dowager has suddenly suffered a heart attack and is almost dying. It happened so suddenly that even the chief judge of the Imperial Hospital is at a loss as to what to do."
"What?!"
After Jiang Xiancao was shocked, his eyes darkened. "Prepare the horses immediately!"
She hurried out of the house without even changing her clothes, mounted her horse, and headed straight for the palace.
Outside the palace gate, she met Shen Yubai who was also rushing over.
Because it was cloudy for the past two days, Shen Yubai's leg disease recurred. He sat in a wheelchair and was pushed by Ghost Face. His face was pale and sick, and he looked very weak.
But his fierce eyes still revealed an unstoppable sharpness.
Jiang Xiancao looked at him and thought to himself that such a sickly and useless person was carrying the heavy responsibility of defending the country's destiny on his shoulders.
The two looked at each other in silence and entered the palace together.
When they arrived at the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace, Ghost Face took off the mask, revealing a face covered with scars.
He handed the wheelchair to Jiang Xiancao and said, "I won't go in like this. Otherwise, it will scare the nobles. Thank you for your help, Ninth Prince."
Jiang Xiancao didn't show any expression because of his horrifying appearance. She nodded at him and pushed Shen Yubai into the bedroom.
The bedroom was in chaos. The eunuchs and palace maids were busy running around in fear, fearing that if something really happened to the empress dowager, they would be charged with failing to serve her well and would be sentenced to death to be buried with her.
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